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Lawnside council introduces redevelopment amendment and index-rate ordinance
Summary
The Lawnside Borough Council on April 1 introduced Ordinance 03-2026 (an amendment to the redevelopment plan for Area I north of Oak Avenue) and Ordinance 04-2026 (an index-rate/cap-bank measure under N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14). Both were introduced by roll call after motions by Ronald DeAbreu and seconds by Rhonda Wardlow-Hurley.
The Lawnside Borough Council on April 1 moved to introduce two ordinances affecting land-use planning and the municipal budget cap.
Ordinance No. 03-2026 would amend the redevelopment plan for Area I north of Oak Avenue; the motion to introduce was made by Ronald DeAbreu and seconded by Rhonda Wardlow-Hurley. The measure passed the council roll call with DeAbreu and Dawn Wright-McLeod recorded as voting yes; remaining members were recorded absent. The council declared the motion carried.
Council members also introduced Ordinance No. 04-2026, described as an index-rate (COLA) ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a cap bank under N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14. That motion was similarly moved by DeAbreu and seconded by Wardlow-Hurley and passed by roll call with the same recorded votes.
Why it matters: the redevelopment-plan amendment affects the regulatory framework for Area I north of Oak Avenue and could shape future private development or public projects there. The index-rate/cap-bank ordinance gives the municipality the option to exceed, within state law, certain budget appropriation limits and to bank unused tax levy capacity for later use.
Next steps: both ordinances were introduced and will follow the borough’s statutory publication and hearing schedule before final adoption is considered.
